New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
AN OFFENsIvELY PARTISAN OFFICIAL.
ONE OF SECRETARY wHITNEY's CHIEF CLERKS
MEDpLING IN PHIL ApEIPHIA poIIIICs.

ONE OF SECRETARY wHITNEY's CHIEF CLERKS
MEDpLING IN PHILADELPHIA POLITICS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30 (SpeciaD.-A. W. Fletcher, OF
Philadelphia chief clerk OF the Bureau OF Equipment
ana Recruiting in the Navy Department He is also an
active Democrat and for years has been known OF
tue most elective men Randars workers In the
CITY OF Brothery Love- Mr. Fetchers appointment to his
present lucrative and responsible Office brought
ABOUT 1t is understood. by the influence Of Mr. Randall
WIN secretary whitney As everybody Is supposed to
Know every man in the Navy Department under the
present Administration finds his strength and capacity
taxed to the utmost by his official duties. Under such
circumstances it has excited wonder that
the chief clerk OF important bureau
should be able to devote much time and
personal attention to the manipulation Of Democratic
party politics. 1t IL understood that for more than
week Chief Clerk Fetchers official seat has been vacant
ana mat ts occupant has been busy In Philadelphia
helping to fix things the interest Of certain Democratic
candidates for municipal office. Remembering the scope
and terms Of President Cevelands celebrated order OF
July TO- 1880. warning ofAcehoders against using their
Official influence u political primaries and conventions,
one may express some natural surprise to learn from
welluformed Democratic authority the following facts
Al Of last week. when the Democratic workers" IN
Of candidates for municipal Offices and the hottest kind of
fight was wagod both In the primaries and The oonven-
Tinted I; Iss States Mint. ana 4 s, Fletcher i Ss~:
things 10 along smoothly and thoy brought ont William
EasSn candidate Quietly they secured the support
OF Oil the Federal Departments except the Post ONCE,
the Fire Department. and the State Administrations in
behalf OF combination on Diamond and Eagan They
were successful In clectng not we'll defined proportion
or the delegates and then began the disturbance which
eliminated In tho convention and resulted In destroying
the ticket and tho intellgenty matured plans for
non partisan ticket" An administration newspaper
published In Philadelphia, In It's report OF tho proceed
ings OF the convention. says:
The action OF the tax receivers convention was not
complimentary TO either Colonel Banes John Hunter
but tie police magistrate nominations insulted them
by proceedings which were irregular and disgracefuL
Albert Fletcher standing at tho head OF the stairs re-
quested al delegates as they entered the convention
room to vote for Peter Monroe for permanent chairman
as the choice OF the Federal Administration The plot
succeeded and Mr. Monroe ignoring all rules or the party
and every symptom Of fair play declared Mcssrs slevin
Diamond. Wilhere and Eagan to DO the nominees Tor
police magistrates The Eagan-Diamond men, intoxi-
Gated with success openly aud boldly proclaimed that
they would swop off Baines Hunter or anybody ese TO
secure their election. and free To that they
wanted no Baines or Hunter In thers."
The Albert Fletcher" above mentioned Ia the same
who Is chief clerk of OF the most important ana
busy bureaus In Mr.. WhitBey's department.